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What a great opportunity to join Hank Smith and John Bytheway on the Follow Him Podcast to talk about Joseph Smith and Brigham Young!
Part 1 – Joseph Smith (D&C 135) video and show notes
Part 2 – Brigham Young (D&C 136) video and […]
On Sunday, I had the marvelous opportunity to attend the installation and dedication of the Hummer Bell at the First Presbyterian Church in Iowa City. For me, it was the culmination of two years of work; for the story, it was the resolution for more than a century of thefts, trickery, misidentification, and historical forgetting. […]
Today I participated in a panel discussion about how to make peace with challenging questions in Church history. I joined Claire Haynie Brown and Aly Conteh who shared personal wisdom and personal experiences. A writeup in the Deseret News quoted me as follows . . .
On resources for studying Church […]
Today it was my privilege to join Ben Lomu and Kimberly Matheson as a special guest on BYUtv’s Come, Follow Up. I spoke about my experience learning from the Restoration Proclamation and finding answers to questions about difficult aspects of Church history.
Today leaders of two churches announced the transfer of the Kirtland Temple and other historic sites and artifacts to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For many months, I have had the singular privilege to assist with this project in several ways:
Served as historical adviser during contract negotiation. […]
Over the past year and a half I have spent time researching among the historical sources about the visit of Moroni to the young Joseph Smith. The opportunity for close research enabled several experiences that culminated this week in connection with the 200th anniversary of Moroni’s first visit:
